Europe Meets Cambridge | Powered by Rise & Scale and the Climate Tech Supercluster
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Europe Meets Cambridge | Powered by Rise & Scale and the Climate Tech SuperCluster
If you're shaping the future of CleanTech or ClimateTech in Europe, this is where you need to be.
For one day, Cambridge becomes a meeting point for Europe's CleanTech ecosystem, bringing together ecosystem leaders, policymakers, investors, corporates and founders from across Europe.
Connecting the people, capital and ecosystems needed to help European innovation scale across borders.
📍 West Hub, Cambridge
📅 12 November 2026
🎟️ Invite-only · 40 places
If you're shaping the future of CleanTech or ClimateTech in Europe, join us in Cambridge.
Request an invitation or email eleni.vordos@start2.group.
What to expect
🌍 European perspectives
Hear from ecosystem leaders across Europe on policy, capital and practical approaches to scaling CleanTech.
🤝 Curated connections
Meet ecosystem builders, investors, corporates, policymakers and innovators from Cambridge and across Europe.
💡 From exchange to action
Work in small groups around concrete opportunities for collaboration and identify potential next steps.
Part of Cambridge Climate Tech Forum 2026, alongside Cambridge Cleantech Venture Day.
Agenda
Morning · Cambridge Ecosystem Showcase
10:00 AM Welcome: The Region, the Arc & the SuperCluster - connecting the Cambridge-Peterborough-Oxford Arc to Europe's CleanTech landscape.
10:15 AM Part One - the organisations shaping Cambridge's CleanTech ecosystem, from research to infrastructure.
10:50 AM Coffee & Networking
11:05 AM Part Two - the capital and companies helping CleanTech ventures scale.
11:35 AM Speed Networking - structured conversations around specific opportunities and expertise.
12:00 PM Lunch & Networking
Afternoon · Rise & Scale: Europe Meets Cambridge
1:00 PM Welcome - how can European ecosystems connect to help CleanTech scale across borders?
1:10 PM European Perspectives: Policy · Capital · Practice -three views on how European ecosystems can work together to scale CleanTech.
1:40 PM Rise & Scale Topic Tables - four opportunities to learn, connect and collaborate. What could be built, who could build it, and the first step.
2:55 PM Table Highlights - one insight, one opportunity, one next step per group.
3:10 PM From Exchange to Action: 5 Collaboration Signals - five European hubs, five concrete openings to collaborate.
3:20 PM Thank You & Networking
3:30 PM Rise & Scale closes
Want to stay on?
Cleantech Venture Day continues:
3:30 PM Climate Connections - coffee and networking, Rise & Scale delegates welcome.
3:40 PM Reverse Pitches - Start2 Group · Anglian Water (tbc) · and two more.
4:30 PM Cleantech Venture Day closes
4:45 PM Networking reception (optional)
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Why Cambridge?
🔬 1st in Europe, 2nd in the world for innovation intensity (Global Innovation Index)
🏢 5,000+ knowledge-intensive companies
💰 $191bn combined ecosystem value
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Directions to the venue
West Hub, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0US
Public transport (recommended): buses 4, 8, U and X3 stop just outside West Hub, about 10-15 min from the city centre. From Cambridge Station, a taxi (15-20 min) is easiest.
Driving: there's no on-site parking. Use Madingley Road Park & Ride, a 10-15 min walk away, or take a taxi directly to the venue.
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